Reader snapshots for the week of August 3, 2012

Jan Chamberlain of Spanish Lakes Fairways found this Gulf Frittilary butterfly getting nectar from one of the many plants and flowers in her backyard butterfly garden. The picture was taken with my Panasonic Lumix FZ-47 digital camera.

"An osprey stares me down while standing on one of the metal poles atop Sebastian Inlet Bridge.," said photographer Celeste McWilliams. "An osprey or two can usually be found sitting atop the poles looking for a fish lunch swimming through the inlet. " She used a Nikon D300 camera.

Maria Wells captured this image of smoke from a brush fire in Jensen Beach settling like a thick fog.

Hank Cushard photographed the sun rising over the Sunset Marina in Stuart.

Sue McEntee took this picture of a butterfly in her yard at Martin Downs Country Club, Palm City.

April Stoncius photographed a sunset over the Indian River while eating dinner in Fort Pierce.

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Jan Chamberlain photographed this white-tipped black moth getting necter from one of the flowers in her backyard butterfly garden in Spanish Lakes Fairways.

Joan Eubank photographs what she describes as, "the treasures of summer, a butterfly on drinking the sweet nectar of a penta," in Tropical Farms.

Kim Cisco photographed a beautiful bromeliad in Palm City with her iPad.

Cliff Cammarata photographed this soothing scene after an afternoon shower in St. Lucie County.

Larry Haatvedt photographed this anhinga on a fountain ring in a lake in southern Indian River County.

Cliff Cammarata photographed this tranquil scene from a back yard pond.

Tracie Atkinson found this spoonbill fishing in Port St. Lucie off Selvitz Road at a construction site.

Pat Neal photographed this great blue heron eating some dinner in Indian River County.

Amy Brown found this crab spider spinning its web at Elks Park in Port St. Lucie.

Rosemary Smith sent in this picture of manatees feeding on the grass in her backyard. in Palm City.

John Sahlman photographed this turtle on its way out of a lake in Vero Beach.